Well, it's been interesting watching this thing break records while it has been out in the middle of the ocean with thankfully only a very small area affected by hurricane-force winds. I'm not sure what would be best as far as when the inevitable weakening commences... if it starts soon, there will be more time for it to try to reorganize over the warm waters to its immediate NW, while if it hangs on for awhile, it may not have much of a chance to reorganize before conditions become less favorable.

Figures that the first W storm in history will end up having its name retired. Good thing it wasn't Alpha... having to retire a letter from the Greek alphabet would have simply been ridiculous (knock on wood).